Capacity Building for Global, Regional, and National Immunization Programs

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, forecasts the Capacity Building for Global, Regional, and National Immunization Programs cooperative agreement under Assistance Listing 93.318, Protecting and Improving Health Globally: Building and Strengthening Public Health Impact, Systems, Capacity and Security. The opportunity is categorized as a federal discretionary health funding opportunity and is expected to make two awards. The program is intended to strengthen immunization programs in priority countries and improve their ability to prevent, control, eliminate, and eradicate vaccine-preventable diseases, including polio, measles, and rubella. It also seeks to reduce illness and death from these diseases and improve responses to emerging global health threats. The recipient will be expected to strengthen systems in priority countries for preventing, detecting, and responding to vaccine-preventable diseases. Program activities include improving immunization services, strengthening vaccine-preventable disease surveillance, and expanding capacity to prepare for and manage outbreaks. The recipient will also develop and implement targeted approaches for reaching high-risk populations that are un-immunized or under-immunized. Additional objectives include promoting the long-term sustainability of immunization programs, supporting evidence-based decision-making through National Immunization Technical Advisory Groups, and strengthening program evaluation to increase program impact. The cooperative agreement also includes responsibilities related to polio prevention and response. The recipient will manage and coordinate Pakistan's National Stop Transmission of Polio program and assist countries experiencing polio outbreaks or considered to be at high risk for outbreaks. The agreement may additionally support other global health priorities that align with CDC goals. The forecast does not provide detailed allowable or prohibited cost categories, indirect cost limitations, subaward restrictions, or other spending restrictions. Cost sharing or matching is explicitly not required. The opportunity is described as a full and open competition. Eligible applicants include county governments, city or township governments, state governments, special district governments, independent school districts, public housing authorities and Indian housing authorities, federally recognized Native American tribal governments, Native American tribal organizations other than federally recognized tribal governments, public and state controlled institutions of higher education, private institutions of higher education, small businesses, and for-profit organizations other than small businesses. Eligible nonprofit applicants include organizations with 501(c)(3) status and nonprofit organizations without 501(c)(3) status, other than institutions of higher education. The forecast also identifies other applicants subject to additional eligibility clarification and states that eligibility is unrestricted among the listed entity types. No more specific geographic eligibility limitations are provided in the source. This opportunity is currently forecasted rather than open for applications. The estimated posting date is December 14, 2026, and the estimated application deadline is February 12, 2027. Electronically submitted applications must be submitted no later than 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on the application due date. The forecast does not identify a letter of intent, concept paper, pre-proposal, notice of intent, or other pre-application gating requirement. It also does not provide specific application questions, required uploads, evaluation criteria, scoring criteria, or detailed submission components. Applicants will therefore need to consult the full funding announcement when it is posted for final application requirements and submission instructions. Estimated total program funding is $120,000,000, with two awards expected. The forecast lists an award ceiling of $120,000,000 and an award floor of $0; because a zero award floor does not establish a usable minimum award amount, the minimum should be treated as unspecified for data-entry purposes. The estimated award date is July 1, 2027, and the estimated project start date is August 1, 2027. The opportunity is associated with fiscal year 2027 and has an archive date of March 14, 2027. No recurring annual, biennial, quarterly, or other recurring application schedule is stated. The forecast was issued and last updated on August 14, 2026. The listed grantor contact is Karen Clackum, who can be reached at KClackum@cdc.gov or 770-488-2680.

Align proposed activities with stronger immunization services, VPD surveillance, outbreak preparedness and response, targeted approaches for high-risk un-immunized and under-immunized groups, long-term program sustainability, evidence-based decision-making through NITAGs, and stronger program evaluation. Address the stated responsibilities for Pakistan's NSTOP program and support for countries facing or at high risk for polio outbreaks where applicable.